William Ross may refer to:

Nobility

William I, Earl of Ross William I, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: ''Uilleam''; d. 1274) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. William appears as early as 1232, witnessing a charter as the son of Ferquhard, Earl of Ross. He succeeded his father as Earl around 1 ...

(died 1274), ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland *

William II, Earl of Ross William II, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: ''Uilleam''; died c. 1323) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, and a prominent figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. William was the only child of William I, Earl of Ross and his wi ...

(died c. 1323), ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland *

William Ross, 8th Lord Ross William Ross, 8th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died August 1640) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the second son of James Ross, 6th Lord Ross, who died on 17 December 1633, by Margaret, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch. He ...

(died 1640), Scottish nobleman * William Ross, 10th Lord Ross (died 1656), Scottish nobleman * William Ross, 12th Lord Ross (died 1738), Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician *

William Ross, 14th Lord Ross William Ross, 14th Lord Ross of Halkhead (c.1720-19 August 1754), was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Ross was the eldest son and heir of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross, who died on 17 June 1754, by Elizabeth, third daughter of William Kerr, 2nd Marqu ...

(died 1754), Scottish nobleman

Politics

William Ross (speaker) William Ross (died September 5, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was the son of Robert Ross, a Scottish tanner who settled at Rossville, a hamlet in Newburgh, New York. William Ross studied law and gained admission to the ba ...

(died 1830), New York politician, Speaker of the State Assembly 1814 * William H. H. Ross (1814–1887), American politician and former governor of Delaware * William Ross (Canadian politician) (1824–1912), merchant, ship builder and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada *

William Ross (Ontario politician) William Ross (July 14, 1854 – January 22, 1937) was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal. He was born in P ...

(1854–1937), merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada * William Benjamin Ross (1855–1929), Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman *

William Roderick Ross William Roderick Ross (March 29, 1869 – February 4, 1928) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Fernie from 1903 to 1916 and Fort George from 1916 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia a ...

(1869–1928), lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada * William Donald Ross (1869–1947), financier, banker and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario *

William B. Ross William Bradford Ross (December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924) was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Wyoming as a Democrat. Life William Bradford Ross was born in Dover, Tennessee on December 4, 1873 to Ambrose B. Ross an ...

(1873–1924), Governor of Wyoming * William Henry Ross (1886–1943), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada * Bill Ross (Australian politician) (1888–1966), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * William Gladstone Ross (1889–1948), lawyer, judge and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * Willie Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock (1911–1988), Secretary of State for Scotland in the 1960s * William Cecil Ross (1911–1998), leader of the (communist) Labour Progressive Party of Manitoba in 1945 * William Ross (Unionist politician) (born 1936), Ulster Unionist Party member of Parliament until 2001

Sports

* William Ross (cricketer) (fl. 1860), Australian cricketer *

William Ross (footballer, born 1874) William Ross (1874 – after 1907) was an English footballer who scored 62 goals from 234 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Lincoln City, Notts County, Grimsby Town and Glossop. A centre forward, he also played n ...

(1874–?), English professional footballer active in the 1890s *

William Ross (baseball) William West Ross (October 5, 1893 – December 22, 1964), nicknamed "Nacogdoches", was an American Negro league pitcher from 1922 to 1930. A native of Corrigan, Texas, Ross made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He ...

(1893–1964), American Negro leagues baseball player *

William Ross (rower) William MacPherson Ross (29 July 1900 – 14 June 1992) was a Canadian rower, born in Acton, Ontario, who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the bronze medal as member of the Canadian boat in the eights competition. He a ...

(1900–1992), Canadian Olympic rower *

William Alexander Ross William Alexander Ross (15 November 1913 – 28 September 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II.Bath, p. 109Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010 He was capped twice for in 1937 at ...

(1913–1942), Scottish rugby player *

William Ross (footballer, born 1921) William Lindsay Ross (2 May 1921 – 14 November 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a centre half. After his retirement, he served the club in a number of administrative roles. Ross was capped ...

(1921–1995), Scottish footballer *

William Ross (water polo) William "Bill" Donald Ross (born July 6, 1928) is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Toronto, Canada. Ross was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament ...

(1928–2021), US water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics *

Bill Ross (footballer) Bill Ross (born 30 March 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as on ...

(born 1944), Australian rules footballer *

Eric Ross William Eric Ross (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team. Career Ross earned his first and only cap for Norther ...

(William Eric Ross, born 1944), Northern Irish footballer

Other people

William Ross (poet) William Ross ( gd, Uilleam Ros ; 1762–1790/91) was a Scottish writer of Romantic poetry in Scottish Gaelic from the Isle of Skye and a parish schoolmaster, who is often referred to as, "The Bard of Gairloch." His most famous song is "Cuachag Nan ...

(1762–1790/91), Scottish Gaelic poet *

William Charles Ross Sir William Charles Ross (3 June 1794 – 20 Jan 1860) was an English portrait and portrait miniature painter of Scottish descent; early in his career, he was known for historical paintings. He became a member of the Royal Academy in 1842. Life ...

(1794–1860), British artist * William P. Ross (1820–1891), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation *

William Murray Ross William Murray Ross (1825–1904) was an entrepreneur best remembered for his failed "Rosstown Railway" in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The railway was part of a larger "Rosstown Project", which included a sugar beet processing mill and ...

(1825–1904), entrepreneur in Melbourne *

William Stewart Ross William Stewart Ross (20 March 1844 – 30 November 1906) was a Scottish writer and publisher. He was a noted secularist thinker, and used the pseudonym "Saladin". Between 1888 and 1906 he was the editor of the ''Agnostic Journal'', successor to ...

(1844–1906), Scottish writer and publisher *

W. D. Ross Sir William David Ross (15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971), known as David Ross but usually cited as W. D. Ross, was a Scottish Aristotelian philosopher, translator, WWI veteran, civil servant, and university administrator. His best-known wor ...

(William David Ross, 1877–1971), British philosopher * William Ross (theatrical producer) (1915–1994), State Managers Association, Actors' Equity Association *

William Ross (actor) was a Tokyo-based company dedicated to the dubbing of Japanese films and media for the English language. Frontier did jobs for Toho International, Toei Animation and Shochiku Company, dubbing their films into English for export. Along with ...

(1923–2014), Tokyo-based American actor, voice actor, voice director and editor, and the founder of Frontier Enterprises * William Ross (composer) (born 1948), soundtrack composer

Fictional

* William Ross (''Star Trek''), a character in ''Star Trek''

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